{"id":285222,"date":"2025-07-23T12:49:37","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T12:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/285222\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T12:49:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T12:49:37","slug":"tour-de-france-stage-17-live-sprinters-finally-get-another-chance-but-will-a-breakaway-spoil-the-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/285222\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour de France stage 17 LIVE \u2013 Sprinters finally get another chance, but will a breakaway spoil the party?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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2025-07-23T12:44:48.717Z
\n120km to go<\/p>\n

All lined out at the start of the peloton, with the gap to the four leaders now down to 2:13. Still, it’s Simmons who is working.<\/p>\n

2025-07-23T12:43:09.262Z<\/p>\n

Soudal-QuickStep are riding for European champion Tim Merlier today. He’s already won two stages of this year’s race, and will be eyeing a third in Valence against Milan.<\/p>\n

\"VALENCE,<\/p>\n

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2025-07-23T12:37:56.170Z<\/p>\n

While a more traditional sprint stage of the Tour plays out, make sure to get stuck into some reading on debutant Luke Plapp:<\/p>\n

Luke Plapp plans assault on Rwanda World Championships time trial after debut Tour de France<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

2025-07-23T12:30:28.202Z
\n130km to go<\/p>\n

Soudal-QuickStep have swapped in now on the front and kept the gap down to a tight 2:35.<\/p>\n

2025-07-23T12:26:41.548Z<\/p>\n

Lidl-Trek are leading the peloton through Thibau Nys and US national champion Quinn Simmons. First objective for them will be the intermediate sprint in Roche-Saint-Secret-B\u00e9conne.<\/p>\n

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2025-07-23T12:20:21.024Z<\/p>\n

Laurance has now given up his effort, leaving four in front and a 2:47 deficit for the peloton to control.<\/p>\n

2025-07-23T12:18:23.301Z<\/p>\n

A look at the formation of the day’s breakaway on stage 17, led by Albanese.<\/p>\n

\"VALENCE,<\/p>\n

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2025-07-23T12:16:33.445Z
\n140km to go<\/p>\n

Laurance is going backwards in his efforts to catch and join the breakaway. He’ll surely pull the plug on this effort soon.<\/p>\n

2025-07-23T12:12:38.509Z<\/p>\n

After some bickering, Lidl-Trek and Soudal-QuickStep have settled into their controlling pattern on the front of the peloton. 30km until the intermediate sprint.<\/p>\n

2025-07-23T12:12:06.395Z<\/p>\n

Another day, another breakaway for Jonas Abrahamsen. The stage 11 winner is at it again on stage 17 and in the front group of attackers.<\/p>\n

\"BOLLENE,<\/p>\n

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2025-07-23T12:06:56.177Z<\/p>\n

Lidl-Trek and Soudal-QuickStep have slowed things down massively after limiting the break to just five riders \u2013 the four in front and Laurance. The bunch is 2:33 down, with Laurance sat on his own in the gap, still a minute down.<\/p>\n

2025-07-23T12:02:59.741Z
\n150km to go<\/p>\n

Not for the first time this race, Laurance has found himself in no man’s land and struggling to bridge across to a breakaway move he missed. He sits at 52 seconds from the quarter of leaders, with the peloton just 10 seconds behind him.<\/p>\n

2025-07-23T11:59:04.492Z<\/p>\n

A late attempt from Axel Laurance (Ineos Grenadiers) ended the calm behind, prompting Kasper Asgreen (EF Education-EasyPost) and others to try and similarly bridge. The sprint teams have responded.<\/p>\n

2025-07-23T11:58:08.974Z<\/p>\n

It’s Vincenzo Albanese (EF Education-EasyPost), Quentin Pacher (Groupama-FDJ), Mathieu Burgaudeau (TotalEnergies) and Abrahamsen who have got up the road. They have a minute lead on the chasing peloton already.<\/p>\n

2025-07-23T11:57:03.463Z<\/p>\n

A strong group of four have got up the road, but narrow roads out of the start have helped Lidl-Trek and Soudal-QuickStep to stem the flow of attacks from launching.<\/p>\n

2025-07-23T11:54:30.722Z<\/p>\n

Groupama-FDJ, Uno-X Mobility and EF Education-EasyPost are among the teams most interested in breaking away as it stands. The sprint teams are trying their best to control things.<\/p>\n

2025-07-23T11:53:47.689Z<\/p>\n

Good vibes at the start for Poga\u010dar and yesterday’s stage runner-up Ben Healy (EF Education-EasyPost).<\/p>\n

\"BOLLENE,<\/p>\n

(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n

2025-07-23T11:52:00.968Z<\/p>\n

A slightly uphill start has allowed the likes of Iv\u00e1n Romeo (Movistar) and Jonas Abrahamsen (Uno-X Mobility) to launch some attacks. It’s a lot of big hitters at the front.<\/p>\n

2025-07-23T11:50:31.639Z
\n160.4km to go<\/p>\n

Here we go, flag dropped and the acing is underway on stage 17 of the Tour de France. There are attacks straight away as the riders head east momentarily before turning north towards the finish.<\/p>\n

2025-07-23T11:49:32.934Z<\/p>\n

Wout van Aert is right up the front from the start, but almost just crashed into the red lead car. Thankfully, he was more than skillful enough to keep things up.<\/p>\n

2025-07-23T11:48:57.967Z<\/p>\n

Talk from the start is, of course, that the day will come down to a sprint, but with many smaller teams not yet having any success at the Tour, a break could be likely. With small roads from the start of the day, the sprint teams will be trying to lock things up early.<\/p>\n

2025-07-23T11:39:40.325Z<\/p>\n

A crucial day for Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) in the green jersey and for his team. Will they be able to control things and make sure today ends in a sprint?<\/p>\n

\"BOLLENE,<\/p>\n

(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n

2025-07-23T11:35:43.360Z
\nTour de France Stage 17 underway<\/p>\n

C’est parti! Riders are gone from the unofficial start in Boll\u00e8ne, with the racing proper set to kick off in around 15 minutes!<\/p>\n

2025-07-23T11:26:32.884Z<\/p>\n

Huge reception and introduction for Valentin Paret-Peintre after his heroics on yesterday’s stage to Mont Ventoux. His Soudal-QuickStep team have one of the big favourites for stage 17 in Tim Merlier, and if he’s victorious in Valence, it will be the Belgian squad’s fifth victory of the 2025 race.<\/p>\n

2025-07-23T11:22:23.840Z<\/p>\n

After some words from Mark Cavendish about the great fans in the Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes region, the team presentation is about to wind to a close with UAE Team Emirates-XRG and yellow jersey Tadej Poga\u010dar now on stage.<\/p>\n

2025-07-23T11:11:21.484Z<\/p>\n

Just 25 minutes to the neutralised roll-out from Boll\u00e8ne.<\/p>\n

2025-07-23T11:01:58.025Z<\/p>\n

Today’s finish location Valence has played host to several Tour de France stages in the past, as both a transition away and towards the Alps, as it is today. The last three winners there have all been sprint royalty: Andre Greipel, Peter Sagan, and most recently Mark Cavendish, in 2021.<\/p>\n

\"VALENCE,<\/p>\n

Cavendish won in Valence four years ago (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n

2025-07-23T10:54:13.199Z<\/p>\n

Full update here on Johannessen and how he was treated to be able to start today, via Uno-X Mobility’s Instagram.<\/p>\n

2025-07-23T10:53:25.842Z<\/p>\n

Uno-X Mobility are on stage and there’s good news as Tobias Halland Johannessen is going to start stage 17 despite requiring oxygen at the summit of Mont Ventoux yesterday.<\/p>\n

\"MONT<\/p>\n

Johannessen was in visible pain at the finish on stage 16 (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n

2025-07-23T10:35:30.963Z<\/p>\n

There’s barely been a day off for the GC riders at this year’s Tour, so don’t expect a quiet day for the likes of Poga\u010dar and Vingegaard. They will need to be on red alert throughout the day.<\/p>\n

As it stands, though, the Slovenian is well in control, after smashing the Mont Ventoux KOM record yesterday, and extending his lead by two seconds after matching all of Vingegaard’s attacks on stage 16.<\/p>\n

‘I’m definitely not Superman’ – Tadej Poga\u010dar insists business as usual after maintaining Tour de France lead with record-breaking Mont Ventoux ascent<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

2025-07-23T10:28:53.285Z<\/p>\n

The neutralised start for today will come at 13:35 (CEST), with the flag drop scheduled for 13:50.<\/p>\n

2025-07-23T10:26:27.338Z<\/p>\n

The team presentation in Boll\u00e8ne is getting underway now, with Intermarch\u00e9-Wanty the first squad up on stage. They have one of the favourites for the day among their ranks in last year’s green jersey Biniam Girmay.<\/p>\n

2025-07-23T10:17:14.923Z<\/p>\n

Or, for an alternative look into one of cycling’s most iconic climbs, read Matilda Price’s great colour piece from a day on the ‘Giant of Provence’:<\/p>\n

Chaos and calm on Mont Ventoux \u2013 Reflections from the Tour de France<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\"Picture<\/p>\n

(Image credit: Zac Williams\/SWpix.com)<\/p>\n

2025-07-23T10:15:59.856Z<\/p>\n

If you somehow missed the crazy action on Mont Ventoux from yesterday’s stage 16, make sure to catch up with our stage report:<\/p>\n

Tour de France stage 16: Frenchman Valentin Paret-Peintre conquers Mont Ventoux as Tadej Poga\u010dar survives barrage of attacks from Jonas Vingegaard<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\"Tadej<\/p>\n

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2025-07-23T10:11:01.837Z<\/p>\n

The Tour peloton will be one rider smaller at the start of stage 17, but for a heartwarming reason, with Danny van Poppel (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) leaving the race after the birth of his daughter, Bobbie.<\/p>\n

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\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 #TDF2025Danny van Poppel will leave the Tour this morning following the birth of his daughter, Bobbie.Congratulations Danny and St\u00e9phane on your new addition to your family! \ud83e\udd0d pic.twitter.com\/5tP4ObWn9rJuly 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

2025-07-23T10:04:38.132Z<\/p>\n

A look at the profile for the day, with a flat finish looking likely. However, those without a top sprinter and some strong rouleurs will surely be eyeing up a breakaway.<\/p>\n

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Tour de France stage 17 profile (Image credit: ASO)<\/p>\n

2025-07-23T10:01:30.282Z<\/p>\n

We’re around an hour and a half away from the start in Boll\u00e8ne. The riders will head north for 160.4km to the finish in Valence.<\/p>\n

2025-07-03T13:28:19.905Z<\/p>\n

Bonjour and welcome back to Cyclingnews’ live coverage of the 2025 Tour de France, with stage 17 set to bring the sprinters back into play.<\/p>\n